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What does heliotropism mean?

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Noun
  1. The property of some plants of turning under the influence of light; either positively (towards the light) or negatively (away from the light)
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All legume plants do this, so be sure to watch your peas and beans for signs of heliotropism.
Just as flowers turn their heads towards the sun, so too does that which has been turned, by virtue of a secret kind of heliotropism, towards the sun which is dawning in the sky of history.
The heliotropism itself is an adaptation for survival, the plant maximizing sunlight.
We notice also the reverse phenomenon, namely, that chemical changes produced in the animal destroy its heliotropism.
We have mentioned the newly hatched larv of the barnacle in connection with heliotropism.
The adaptive significance of solar tracking in snow buttercups is mediated through the impact of flower heliotropism on paternal and maternal floral environments.

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